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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt stability control problems

Owners reported stability control problems in 17 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 14% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 14 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

I was driving on the freeway when I changed lanes and lost control of my vehicle. My anti-lock braking system did not work as it was supposed to; my traction control did not work as it was suppose to, which resulted in me losing control of my vehicle and hitting another vehicle. A month earlier, I took my vehicle to rancho motor company to have a recall part on my vehicle fixed. They noticed that my ABS and traction control lights were on. They ran a diagnostics test on the vehicle.

December 2014 Crash

Purchased this vehicle off a used car lot feb/2015 within a month of use the transmission fluid lines broke. Got back on the road, several months later the check engine light comes on and the power steering sensor as well. The car immediately started to become harder to handle. I'm scared that it will cut out on my wife and infant.

Reported at 84,000 miles, September 2015

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